What Is a Dental Crown?

A dental crown is a tooth-shaped cover that is placed over a tooth to restore its shape, size, strength, and appearance. They can be used to correct a cracked or chipped tooth, treat severe tooth decay, and repair a fractured jaw. In some cases, a crown can also improve the aesthetics of your smile by masking stains and making teeth look healthier.

Dental crowns are often made of porcelain fused to metal or ceramic, which can be matched to the color of your natural teeth. This allows the crown to blend seamlessly with your existing teeth, so your friends and family will be unable to tell that you have one. In fact, when properly cared for, a crown will last a lifetime!

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Depending on your situation, your oral care provider may recommend a crown made of a more durable material such as gold or base metal alloys. These materials are less pliable than pure metals and can be more difficult to work with, but they provide better strength and durability than other crowns.

Zirconia crowns are a type of’monolithic’ crown that are computer designed and milled from a single block on a CAD/CAM machine. They require less natural tooth structure to be removed, and they can be fabricated in the office for same-day placement. An onlay is a restoration that falls between a filling and a crown, as it covers the middle area of the tooth along with one or more of the outer chewing cusps. These are also sometimes referred to as ‘partial crowns’.

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